The 2021 MLS SuperDraft has come and gone, and Atlanta United sure had an interesting day. The team traded out of it’s No. 5 overall selection to receive GAM, and yet still ended up with one of the top three center backs (according to most pundits) in the draft class. That’s in addition to the signing of Machop Chol on a homegrown player deal from Wake Forest — a player Atlanta’s Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra said would’ve been a top-15 pick.
Let’s recap Atlanta’s draft summary:
- Atlanta signs Machop Chol to a Homegrown Player deal on the eve of the draft (yes, this signing was not a draft event, but since Chol was a college player and his signing clearly played a role in the actions the team took Thursday, we’re including him.